Frequency is every few days, about 100 photos each time & usually the stores, Castle Hill, then Fairfield, then Top Ryde, then Hillsdale. The only reason Hillsdale is last is because it's so so so far away - it's loot is amazing x 100.
In the last many months, despite vehement denial on the part of North Rocks Shopping Centre (until they put up the signs), I have been getting excited about the rumours that TKMaxx was coming into the old Coles space. Coles is still there, just in a new spot.
So now, when I do groceries at Coles, I can pop into TKM, buy one thing from the gourmet food section & a truckload of other non food & legally, the whole haul becomes part of the food budget. That's how it works. It's the law.
In case you don't read anything I write (lots don't), the following pictures summarise well.
So today was the opening of the North Rocks TKMaxx store.
I didn't turn up til early avo, fashionably late, sans free $20 gift voucher. Ta da!
Here we are:
Big store, no crazy high shelving, you can see the back super clearly, well lit, well organised. Loads of trolleys & pull along thingeys.
So here are some random loot shots with random thoughts.
This was the entry fixture. Given that most girls have more black bags than any other colour, it may be a great idea.
Me? 95% of my bags are black. Yes, we're no longer in single digits Toto.
Bear in mind I am a novice. As an ex corporate whatever, & a current stylist, my gift is shopping. What I know is that as a shopper of black bags, black bags are a destination shop. We will sniff them out at the back of the store next to the dock doors if that's where they are. It's because of our GPS. We don't need them at the front of the store.
I would put colour & pizazz at the front for an opening. Zing. Poof! The coloured bags. Rainbow bags. Anything but black.
I still spent more time with the black bags though, than the coloured ones!
Blurb about bags:
The TKMaxx bags are legendary in their breadth & depth of bags. They have squillions of Calvin Klein, DKNY and Guess & mountains of other brands like Kate Spade, Valentina, Radley, Falor, Tony Bianco, Gabee, loads of Oroton, Fossil, Status Anxiety & I bought a Sans Beast last week. Other frequent flyers are Louenhide, Billabong, Urban Originals, Cobb & Co & it goes on. Add Tommy, Ted Baker, Peta & Jain, Olga Berg, Morgan & Taylor etc etc.
They have work bags, weekend bags, overnight bags, backpacks, evening bags, leather, vegan, beach bags
maternity bags etc.
In case I don't mention it elsewhere, they also have tonnes of luggage, including Samsonites & the big designer brands like DKNY, Calvin etc.
This is where my heart rate went up. Considerably.
One of the first drops of pure cashmere for AW 2020.
I live for pure TKM cashmere.
Back in 2018 when they formally launched in Australia, they brought in bucket loads. I had to help them be successful in Australia. Every piece I still have & love.
Then in 2019, I bought three Italian pure cashmere throws & I love them more than life itself.
Next, is where my eyeballs fall out of their sockets.
Drumroll....
The Gold Finds (GF)...
I've written about GF on TKMaxx Fans (FB) and Style into Action (FB). Many times.
Basically uber designer brands at very good prices. Think Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chloe, Dolce, Givenchy, Prada, Ferragamo, Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs, Furla etc. Typically bags, sometimes clothes & shoes, both women's & men's.
Not all stores are GF. It's a matter of the demographic of a store being interested in the gorgeous beauties.
I was not expecting North Rocks to be a GF store. See? Another area where I have no clue what I am talking about.
But there they were. Three Chloe pretties.
Say hello to the small Pixie.
This is Faye, the backpack.
This is Roy the clutch. Notice some of the hardware is silver toned & some is gold toned? This is the way they are. It's a Chloe thing. We like it.
When a store opens, you are guaranteed rainbows in the wallet area. Here it is.
Next we have a few general store photos.
And some specifics; here & there, things which caught my eye..
Everyone needs a llama.
Or a bunny or three.
The shoe area is terrific. For women's lots of tiny sizes & big sizes.
Everyone needs a baby llama.
They carry loot for every part of life - men's women's, kid's, babies', home, bath, kitchen, gourmet food, garden, stationery, tech gadgets, Easter etc.
Their prices are ridiculously low & they buy worldwide so you get a variety which the others in Syd/Melb etc don't have.
Their loot is better quality than places like Kmart or Target at prices not much higher.
There were a few dollies in the centre which I thought were merchandised beautifully in the autumn theme.
So what does North Rocks think about TK Maxx?
This is exactly what sleepy North Rocks needs.
I have no doubt it will rejuvenate the centre (which used to be the 2nd smallest Westfield in NSW when it was a Westfield).
There are a handful of retailers who got out on the front foot & instigated sales for the next few days. Very smart. Also very worried.
One of these stores hasn't had an everything reduced sale for as long as I can recall, namely since 1981. Nice to see TK Maxx fostering competition. Great for the consumer.
I also met one of the balloon guys who was thrilled to be tagged. Meet Tiago.
Here is Tiago's contraption while he is writing his name for me.
Toilet paper
Finally, no post in March 2020 is complete without a reference to toilet paper.
In all honesty, at North Rocks, toilet paper has been substituted for those giant red TK Maxx shopping bags. They were everywhere. They were complimentary for the opening.
Apologies for the blur.
What did I buy?
2 Sheridan white fitted sheets
A black Calvin Klein denim jacket for my mum
None of the cashmere was perfect this time for my collection.
The Chloes were too small for my kitchen sink. No surprises the bag I am currently carrying day to day is from TKM.
For the moment (read: 1 day), I can resist anything else.
If you're in the area, run, don't walk.
However, please don't forget the mantra:
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